Long davenport bed



J. R. THOMAS LONG DAVENPORT BED June 18, 1957 Filed Aug. 17, 1953 1 i i, INVENTOR.

46 JOSEPH R. moms 1 m BY United States Patent LONG DAVENPORT BED J oseph, R, Thomas, v Chicago Ill.

Application August 1751953, Serial'No. 374,669

4 Claims. (Ch -1-28),

This invention relates in general to davenport beds and is more particularly described as a long davenport bed in which the folding sections are spaced inwardly from both of the arms of the bed to provide a plurality of 'sections which extend outwardly inv front of the bed when it is extended so that a person lies at right angles to the davenport seat rather than parallel thereto in the conventional long bed type.

In general, there are two types, of bed davenports; the so-called short bed in which the sections are mounted between the end pieces and unfold forwardly n alignment in front ofthe bed so that a person sleeps at right angles to the seat, and the long bed in which a single bed section is folded outwardly from the seat section and a bed of substantially full width is formed so that a person. sleeps parallel with the seat section. This conventional long seat bed is objectionable as. it is difficult to provide a convertible sleeping surface to provide suflicient space for holding the mattress and bed clothes therein when the bed is folded, and if two persons are using the bed, one is substantially enclosed by the back and'larms of the seat.

The present inventionprovidesa conventional multiple section. folding bedl structure in connection with along davenport frame and in providing a filler for each side of the seat section within the frame to occupy the space betweerrthe foldable seat sectiQHOf-thebed. and the supporting arms at the sides of the bed.

An important object of the invention is to provide a filler construction for a folding davenport bed which becomesa part of the seatwhen the; structure is. used as a davenport to occupy the space at-each side of thefolding seat structure whichis not required. when it is, unfolded to form a bed.

A further object of. the, invention isto provide an extension of the seat structure at the ends of a davenport bed. which are not overturned withthe folding bed structure whenit is. inverted. toform. a bed. a

A still further object of the invention is to provide a resiliently supported filler at the ends of a folding bed structure which together form a continuation of a seat surface longer than the width of the folding bed structure.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the specification and will be more apparent from the accompanying drawings in which,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a long davenport frame from which an outwardly folding bed structure is unfolded into bed position with extensions within the frame at the ends of the seat structure in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of one end of a davenport as shown in Fig. 1 showing the parts in the folded or seat position.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of one end of the structure as shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the filler and a portion of the folding mechanism at one end of the davenport showing a portion of the supporting frame in a partially elevated position; and

2,795,800 Patented June 18, 1957 Fig. 5 is a sectional view as taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 3.

An ordinary short davenport is. some times known as a. love seat; and it is distinguished from the long davenport bedin. which the seat is usually of sufiicient length so that-a person may liedown upon the seatparallel to, the back thereof. A folding bed structure of full, width is ordinarily about 64." in width andfits closely between the ends or arms. of the structure so that it may fold andunfold closely therebetween, as shown more particularly. in my Patent No. 2,755,486 of July 24, 1956', but. if this construction is appliedto an ordinary long type of davenport bed in which the distance between the insides of the end arms is 72", there is a space of about 8" between this folding bed structure and the insides. of the arms. By dividing this space into two sections.of'4" each at each side of the folding bed, which requires a support for loose cushions when the davenport is used as a seat, the present invention provides a resilient filler which. forms an extension of the seat section. at each end, and provides a support at each side of the bed sections when. they are extended to form a bed. The filler may be at both sides ofthe foldingbed as shown inFig. 1 or at either. side there.- of as represented by Fig. 3 depending upon. the. relative length of the davenport frame and the widthof, the. bed frame and to. suitably fill upthe space between the side arm 16'.

Referringnow more particularly to the drawings, a long davenport bed comprises a frame 10 for supporting a back 12 which may be fixed or movable andend frames 14'for arms 16. Extending betweenithe frontends. of. he frames 14 at the lower ends of the arms 16;. is amovable front board 18 which closes. the space between the end frames and provides. an enclosure for housing the; connected sections 20,- 22 and 24 of a, folding, bed frame which is mounted inthe davenport frame.

The folding bed' frame may be. of any conventional form but preferably is. provides amounting for theseat section 20- which is invertible inthedayenport frame. and comprises a mounting bar 26 fixed to a supporting: panel 25'spaced inwardly from the end frame. 14 in. a; forwardly inclined position with a link 28 pivotedat the rear of the mounting bar 26' and a, link 30 pivoted, atthefront end. of the mounting bar. The upper ends. of these links, 28. and 3,0. are connected at opposite endsofa supportingbar 38 so that this bar may be invertedfrom, a lower or seat position in contact with a bracket 34. secured intermediate the ends of the mouting lever 26, to a, bed, position inwhich the forward link engagesabracket 3.6 Projecting. inwardly fromthe bed end 10' in the path.of. the. link for supporting it and the bar 32' in a bed'position.

The seat section 20 supported by the bar 38.is. inverted from seat position to bed positioninawell known manner-andas also clearly shown in my Patent No. 2,755,486. The front board 18 is rigidly connected to the front of the bar 38 and it is moved upwardly and rearwardly from its position between the end frames 14 to a position as indicated in Fig. 4 in changing the folding structure from a seat to a bed, the bed sections folding downwardly into alignment, and the front board then extending in a fixed position in front of the back 12.

At the front of each panel 25 is a front board 40 which extends from the panel to the end frame 14 but is spaced rearwardly from the front of the end frame a distance substantially the thickness of the front board 18 so that when the bed structure is folded, within the davenport frame, the front board 18 will be located in front of the front piece 40 at each end to cover and enclose them and to complete the space between the front surface of ;he side arms to provide a smooth and unbroken surace.

In the space between the panel 25 and the end frame web of which is secured to the front piece 40. At the rear end, the plate 44'is connected by helical springs 50 with a bracket 52 in the form of an angle bar and is secured to a portion of the supporting frame 10. Thus the straps 42 are resiliently mounted and supported and they are located substantially at the level of the seat fabric when the folding bed sections are in seat position so that the straps form a substantial continuation of the seat surface in line therewith and are resilient or yield ing similar to the seat section and extending up close to the ends 14 so that when a loose cushion 54 is placed on top of the seat section in the seat position as shown in Fig. 2, there will be no hard or unyielding support at piece 40 and the rear of the cover is secured to an upright portion of the frame 10 by upholstery tacks 58 or other suitable means.

With this construction, it is apparent that a full size folding bed of any desired construction may be suitably connected in a long davenport bed frame by adding fillers at the sides of the bed section which is normally attached in the frame and in operating the folding bed in a normal manner swinging it into and out of the frame to provide a sleeping surface at right angles to the back of the davenport rather than parallel thereto. The exact structure "of the folding bed is generally independent of the long bed structure, but as herein described, a folding bed section which is invertibly mounted in the frame particularly cooperates with a davenport frame in which a front board is movably mounted between the front portions of the end frames. In order to additionally strengthen the forwardly projecting end frames, it is customary to provide an angle brace 60 which extends downwardly in the form "of a yoke belowthe bottom of the panels 25, but with upwardly bent end pieces which are secured to the sides of the panel in a well known manner.

, While a preferred construction has been described in somedetail, it should be regarded as an illustration or an example rather than as a limitation or restriction of the invention, since various changes in the construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. a a t i I claim:

'- 1. The combination with a davenport bed having a supporting seat frame and spaced arms at the ends, of a folding bed comprising a plurality of pivotally connected sections, the width of the folding bed being less than the length of the seat between the arms, means forming a hollow filler for at least one end of the frame attached to the inside of the arm, mounting means for the folding bed attached to the inside of, the filler for mounting at least one of the connected sections for overturning movement in the frame so that the bed sections will swing outwardly from the davenport frame to form a bed extending at right angles to the frame and will swing inwardly to form a seat, resilient straps connected at their front and rear ends in the filler and located at the level of the folding bed sections when they are folded to form a seat, the filler being inset from the outer end of the arms and the davenport frame including a front board which is connected to one of the said overturning bed sections to swing upwardly from the space at the front of the frame and to be carried by the bed section to one end of the bed when it is moved into extended position.

2. In a folding davenport bed in accordance with claim 1, the folding bed including one section mounted for overturning movement in the davenport frame and the front board being connected to said overturning section and movable therewith to the rear of the bed adjacent the back of the davenport when the folding bed 'is' extended in front of the davenport frame to form a bed.

3. In a folding davenport bed in accordance with claim 2,- means connecting the filler frames below the seat and the front board extending between the arms and in front .of the hollow filler frames.

4. In a folding davenport bed in accordance with claim 1, the straps being connected by links to the front end of the hollow frame and by spiral springs at the other end of the hollow frame and a fabric cover secured to the hollow frame and extending over the resilient straps and the mounting means at the ends thereof, the cover forming a continuation of the seat, when the bed sections are folded within the bed and forming a resilient support adjacent the bed surface when the sections are extended to form a bed.

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